About the Position: This position is located at Department of Pathology Keller Army Community Hospital 900 Washington Road West Point, NY 10996 Salary negotiation MAY be available for those candidates who are new to Federal Service. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing complex testing in a clinical laboratory setting; operating or maintaining equipment; and conducting quality control procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Clinical Laboratory Science, Chemistry, or Microbiology. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Certification Requirement: Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologist (AMT) or other board or registry deemed comparable by Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD(HA)) or their designee as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT); Medical Technologist (MT); or Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) is required.
Performs moderately difficult and complex laboratory examinations and procedures.
Selects appropriate procedures for request and/or study.
Sets up equipment, instruments and apparatus.
Manages patient results status by verifying and certifying results input into laboratory computer system.
Utilizes various systems for maintaining patient data.
Performs laboratory testing in each of the following sections of the Laboratory
Performs a broad variety of automated and manual procedures related to the quality and quantity of constituents of human blood, plasma, and other body fluids.
Performs automated complete blood counts and differential, reticulocyte counts, sedimentation rates, and various manual procedures to include sickle cell screens, body fluid studies, and slide reviews for differentials and morphology.
Receives laboratory requests along with specimens and selects tests and procedures required to identify microorganisms and parasites known to invade man.
Performs a variety of microscopic, macroscopic and chemical analyses in Urinalysis.
Performs phlebotomy on individuals as directed by laboratory management staff. Selects proper type of anticoagulants and amount of blood to be drawn.
Uses needle and syringe, laboratory management staff. Selects proper type of anticoagulants and amount of blood to be drawn.
Conducts necessary quality control procedures.
Maintains accurate records utilizing Quality Control charts/worksheets and ensures all QC results fall within established control limits prior to releasing patient results